Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Precision Medicine Through Molecular Biology
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm
"Decoding the Skin Barrier: Insights into Tight Junctions, Stratum Corneum, and Immune Modulation"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
"Cell-Cell Interactions in Regulation of Lung Homeostasis, Disease, and Cancer"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Epithelial Repair Across the Animal Kingdom
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Body-Wide Responses to Limb Loss in the Highly-Regenerative Axolotl"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Fibroblast Dynamics Underlying Regenerative Versus Fibrotic Wound Healing"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Spatial and Directional Patterning of the Epidermis"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Exploring the Human Gut with Bioengineered Models and Single-Cell Technologies"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is open to all conference participants.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Epidermal Stem Cells in Stress"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"ECM Dynamics in Skin Morphogenesis"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"A Perspective on the Evolution of Skin Stem Cell Biology"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Epithelial Organization and Cell-Cell Interactions
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Desmosomes Coordinate Cell Cycle and Cytoskeletal Dynamics Promoting Epidermal Development"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Human Skin Organoids for Modeling Development and Disease"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Role of Cell Volume in Regulating Epidermal Stem Cell Fate"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Cell Fate Specification in the Embryonic Skin"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Aging, Stress and Cellular Memory
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Mechanisms of Tissue Adaptation and Maladaptation"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Aging, Metabolism, and the Circadian Clock"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Networks and Cues in Epidermal Homeostasis"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tissue Development and Regeneration
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"The Genetic and Developmental Basis for the Sweaty and Naked Ape"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Hair Growth Regulation by Non-Hair Follicle Cell Types and Cell States"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Metabolic Regulation of Tissue Repair"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Cellular Plasticity in Tissue Regeneration: Lessons From Melanocytes"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Clonal Evolution and Cancer
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Somatic Evolution in Normal Oesophagus"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Mechanisms of Basal Cell Carcinoma Progression"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Intravital Imaging of Stem Cell Dynamics During Skin Cancer Initiation"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Genomics, Proteomics and Epigenetics
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Hair Follicle Stem Cells and Their Niche"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Metabolism in Wound Healing and Epidermal Stem Cells"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Epigenetics of Feather Regionality and Temporal Transitions"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Ribosomes in Gene Regulation: Controlling Protein Diversity in Cells, Tissues and Organisms"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Evolution of Epithelial Therapies
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Chromatin Dynamics of Multi-Lineage Tissue Manufacturing"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Rare Begets Common: Human Diseases Illuminate Basic Biology"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Wnt Relaxes a Stressed Out Epidermis to Regenerate Hair Follicles"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure